I know Bleachers and I know Echosmith, but I have to admit it took the intergoogle to fill me in on Tyler Posey, the Teen Wolf phenom hosting both of our big Comic-Con shows this year. The first one was Friday night with the great Adam Stewart and MTV. We got invited to the big show this year. This is the Fandom Fest behind Petco Park doing what MTV does best – ROCK. Wicked rig as you can see. We did lighting and LED blades and content for Bleachers and Echosmith. We're so lucky, man. Then, it moves inside to the convention center floor where, once again, we are graced with loyal and loving clients Jordanah, who let us collaborate on a sweet booth. The sweetest booth there, from what I heard. Tyler and other big shots were on hand to sign posters and meet and greet inside the LED/Versatube/Flat Screen/automated lighting fortress that is the Fox booth. Enough said - Oh, and this Bleachers song makes me so happy. Hope it does you, too.
So some of you might be bored talking about licensing Nickelodeon products and properties. But I find it fascinating. Finding places to do business in the new digital economy is super creative as far as I’m concerned. Those who have friends and kids in college are learning that marketing and entrepreneurialism and business itself ain't what it used to be. It’s not innovation within an industry, it’s about exploding that industry and starting from scratch. We were invited to support the Nick Licensing show in Las Vegas the other day, and we got to build a sweet rig with savant-level production designer Chris Goldsmith. It's so great when the production itself tells a story. Telling a story and keeping people from falling asleep at morning sessions after debauchery in Vegas the night before is what it’s all about! Someone’s kid needs to disrupt the hangover-cure industry. That’ll make Uber seem like nuthin!
Oh yes, awards season is evergreen in our fun town. They can worry about fake news and bad optics and special prosecutors until their heart's content on the other coast. We live in the REAL world. Movie stars and Rappers and DJs that make a half a mil to show up and spin records, baby. And when we say stupid shit publicly, it's expected! OK - maybe DC is catching up to us on that front... Adam Stewart and Michelle Concepcion designed a madhouse of fun at the Shrine Auditorium. Steve Aoki was spinning records and models were spinning in the air on pixie-dust moon props. We did sound and lights and video and it was awesome!
Just finished a 5 day high tech TV Dinner – Lots of different stuff mixed up in to one nutty week. Not sure why, but sensory overload was the theme for the 4/20 week. We love these gigs - They define the classic concept of More-is-More. We supported a new TV series, a gaming competition, a gala for the west coast's premier classical conservatory and even a corporate industrial for a trucking company. Heck Yeah - ShowPro's Burnt Offerings. Massive respect to the staff and crew for powering through another long, hard run. Always.
We just got through another successful awards show season in LA, and man are our arms tired. We never get bored with this stuff - we are so appreciative of our clients who come back to us year after year to help out with the big ones. This was a gorgeous room that Cheryl and Andrea and the rest of the Sequoia team put together, to celebrate Hollywood's most celebrated. Sequoia has been doing this event for 20 years or so, and every year looks completely original. Tough task indeed. We provided lighting with the lighting design by Matt Levesque as well as audio for an all star band. Fun!
GIRLBOSSES RULE What a great gig - The Gathery from NYC included us in their 2017 #girlboss Rally in DTLA. #girlboss began as Sophia Amoruso's autobiography and is now an epic, unique culture. The book inspired a website which attracted legions which greenlit a new show on Netflix. The girlboss rally was a curated gathering of 500 women (and some men) to engage with over 50 presenters, and each other, to talk about everything there is to talk about. The vibe was amazing - Just thrilling, honestly - so exciting to see so many forward-thinking, positive people in an age of sideways thinking noise. Positivity RULES #girlboss RULES!